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Lynx 71, Liberty 87: Swept, and the Season Is Over
Minnesota never led in Game 2, falling 87-71 in New York as the No. 8 Liberty finished the first 8-over-1 sweep in WNBA history. The season is over.
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Lynx at Liberty: Win Game 2 or the Season Ends
Down 0-1 after a Game 1 collapse at home, the No. 1 Lynx face elimination Tuesday in Brooklyn: foul trouble, a cold Olivia Miles, and Breanna Stewart to solve.
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Lynx 75, Liberty 91: Game 1 Slips Away at Home
Minnesota led at halftime, then fouled its way out of Game 1. Napheesa Collier and Natasha Howard both fouled out as the Liberty rolled 91-75.
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Lynx Open Playoffs Against the Ghost of 2024
The No. 1 Lynx (33-11) open the WNBA playoffs Sunday at Target Center against the No. 8 Liberty, a 2024 Finals rematch with Stewart and Jones both banged up.
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Lynx 86, Fever 66: Minnesota Answers Its Ugliest Night
Two nights after an embarrassing loss, Minnesota buried Indiana 25-4 to start and rolled 86-66 without Olivia Miles. Kayla McBride hit six threes.
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Seed Clinched, Lynx Want Payback From the Fever
The Lynx (32-11) already clinched the WNBA's No. 1 seed, but close the regular season at home Thursday hunting payback on the Fever after a 96-77 loss.
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Fever 96, Lynx 77: Reeve Benches the Starters
Indiana raced to a 29-point lead and Cheryl Reeve benched her starters as the Lynx fell 96-77 Tuesday, wasting a chance to clinch the No. 1 seed.
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Lynx at Fever: Clinch the Top Seed in Clark's House
The Lynx (32-10) can clinch the WNBA's No. 1 seed with a win at Indiana on Tuesday, facing a 27-15 Fever team fighting for home court and its own seeding.
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Lynx 101, Sun 89: Collier Ends the Skid Early
Minnesota beat Connecticut 101-89 Sunday to snap a three-game skid behind Napheesa Collier's 23 as Olivia Miles broke the WNBA rookie scoring record.
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Lynx at Sun: Snap the Skid, Bank the Top Seed
The Lynx (31-10) visit Connecticut on a three-game skid with the No. 1 seed in their control, facing a 10-31 Sun team playing out its final days.
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Liberty 93, Lynx 81: Third Loss Exposes the Lynx
New York beat Minnesota 93-81 Friday for the Lynx's third straight loss, as Breanna Stewart's 24 points and a late run left the No. 1 seed in doubt.
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Lynx vs Liberty: Top Seed in Reach, Series Tied 1-1
Minnesota hosts New York on Friday at 31-9 with the No. 1 seed three results away, Satou Sabally out for the Liberty, and the season series tied 1-1.
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Napheesa Collier Made the Winning Plays Nobody Charts
Napheesa Collier came back from two ankle surgeries to start every game of Team USA's fifth straight World Cup gold, doing the two-way work that buried France.
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Olivia Miles' MVP Case Is Real, Rookie and All
Olivia Miles is at 19.7 points and 6.0 assists as a rookie on the WNBA's best team. Here's the honest case for her MVP run, and the A'ja Wilson gap.
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Dream 89, Lynx 81: Three Results, Four Games
Atlanta beat Minnesota 89-81 behind Angel Reese's record 29th double-double, dropping the Lynx to 31-9 with three results left to get and one fewer game.
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Lynx at Dream: The Magic Number Is Still Three
Minnesota visits Atlanta on Sunday at 31-8 with the magic number stuck on three, Courtney Williams day-to-day, and Angel Reese cleared to play.
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Valkyries 80, Lynx 66: Golden State's First Win
Golden State beat Minnesota for the first time in franchise history, 80-66 at Target Center, with Courtney Williams out and the No. 1 seed left unclinched.
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Valkyries at Lynx: Nakase's Monday Arrives
The 31-7 Lynx host Golden State on Monday with the magic number at three, Courtney Williams unresolved, and one win away from cutting it to one.
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Lynx 94, Mystics 84: Miles Had 24 on That Ankle
Olivia Miles played through the rolled ankle for 24 points, Napheesa Collier sat for rest, and the Lynx beat Washington 94-84 to move to 31-7 Friday.
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Lynx at Mystics Preview: The Ankle Is the Story
The 30-7 Lynx close a four-game road trip in Washington on Friday with Olivia Miles questionable, a split season series, and a magic number down to five.
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Lynx 77, Valkyries 66: Nakase Still Has No Answer
Olivia Miles had 20 and seven before an ankle scare, Minnesota ended Golden State's six-game win streak 77-66, and the Lynx moved to 30-7 with seven to play.
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Lynx at Valkyries Preview: Collier's First Look
The 29-7 Lynx visit a 25-9 Golden State team on a six-game run Wednesday, and Napheesa Collier sees the Valkyries for the first time in 2026.
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Lynx 92, Aces 87: The Film Session Did Its Job
Olivia Miles put up 23 and 8, Napheesa Collier buried the dagger, and the Lynx answered the Portland lapse with a 92-87 win in Las Vegas to reach 29-7.
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Lynx at Aces Preview: The Rematch Lands in Vegas
The 28-7 Lynx visit the Aces on Saturday, a week after a 98-87 win in Minneapolis and a shaky escape in Portland. Hostile floor, revenge on the menu.
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Lynx 85, Fire 81: A 29-Point Lead Goes Missing in Portland
The Lynx led by 29, watched Portland rip off a 29-4 run, and needed Kayla McBride and Olivia Miles to close out an 85-81 escape at Moda Center.
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Lynx at Fire Preview: Clinched and Cruising Into Portland
The 27-7 Lynx, playoff berth clinched, close out three games in five nights against the expansion Fire and a familiar face in Bridget Carleton.
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26 articles Lynx 71, Liberty 87: Swept, and the Season Is Over
Minnesota never led in Game 2, falling 87-71 in New York as the No. 8 Liberty finished the first 8-over-1 sweep in WNBA history. The season is over.
Lynx Open Playoffs Against the Ghost of 2024
The No. 1 Lynx (33-11) open the WNBA playoffs Sunday at Target Center against the No. 8 Liberty, a 2024 Finals rematch with Stewart and Jones both banged up.
Lynx 86, Fever 66: Minnesota Answers Its Ugliest Night
Two nights after an embarrassing loss, Minnesota buried Indiana 25-4 to start and rolled 86-66 without Olivia Miles. Kayla McBride hit six threes.
Seed Clinched, Lynx Want Payback From the Fever
The Lynx (32-11) already clinched the WNBA's No. 1 seed, but close the regular season at home Thursday hunting payback on the Fever after a 96-77 loss.
Fever 96, Lynx 77: Reeve Benches the Starters
Indiana raced to a 29-point lead and Cheryl Reeve benched her starters as the Lynx fell 96-77 Tuesday, wasting a chance to clinch the No. 1 seed.
Lynx at Fever: Clinch the Top Seed in Clark's House
The Lynx (32-10) can clinch the WNBA's No. 1 seed with a win at Indiana on Tuesday, facing a 27-15 Fever team fighting for home court and its own seeding.
Lynx 101, Sun 89: Collier Ends the Skid Early
Minnesota beat Connecticut 101-89 Sunday to snap a three-game skid behind Napheesa Collier's 23 as Olivia Miles broke the WNBA rookie scoring record.
Lynx at Sun: Snap the Skid, Bank the Top Seed
The Lynx (31-10) visit Connecticut on a three-game skid with the No. 1 seed in their control, facing a 10-31 Sun team playing out its final days.
Liberty 93, Lynx 81: Third Loss Exposes the Lynx
New York beat Minnesota 93-81 Friday for the Lynx's third straight loss, as Breanna Stewart's 24 points and a late run left the No. 1 seed in doubt.
Lynx vs Liberty: Top Seed in Reach, Series Tied 1-1
Minnesota hosts New York on Friday at 31-9 with the No. 1 seed three results away, Satou Sabally out for the Liberty, and the season series tied 1-1.
Napheesa Collier Made the Winning Plays Nobody Charts
Napheesa Collier came back from two ankle surgeries to start every game of Team USA's fifth straight World Cup gold, doing the two-way work that buried France.
Olivia Miles' MVP Case Is Real, Rookie and All
Olivia Miles is at 19.7 points and 6.0 assists as a rookie on the WNBA's best team. Here's the honest case for her MVP run, and the A'ja Wilson gap.
Dream 89, Lynx 81: Three Results, Four Games
Atlanta beat Minnesota 89-81 behind Angel Reese's record 29th double-double, dropping the Lynx to 31-9 with three results left to get and one fewer game.
Lynx at Dream: The Magic Number Is Still Three
Minnesota visits Atlanta on Sunday at 31-8 with the magic number stuck on three, Courtney Williams day-to-day, and Angel Reese cleared to play.
Valkyries 80, Lynx 66: Golden State's First Win
Golden State beat Minnesota for the first time in franchise history, 80-66 at Target Center, with Courtney Williams out and the No. 1 seed left unclinched.
Valkyries at Lynx: Nakase's Monday Arrives
The 31-7 Lynx host Golden State on Monday with the magic number at three, Courtney Williams unresolved, and one win away from cutting it to one.
Lynx 94, Mystics 84: Miles Had 24 on That Ankle
Olivia Miles played through the rolled ankle for 24 points, Napheesa Collier sat for rest, and the Lynx beat Washington 94-84 to move to 31-7 Friday.
Lynx at Mystics Preview: The Ankle Is the Story
The 30-7 Lynx close a four-game road trip in Washington on Friday with Olivia Miles questionable, a split season series, and a magic number down to five.
Lynx 77, Valkyries 66: Nakase Still Has No Answer
Olivia Miles had 20 and seven before an ankle scare, Minnesota ended Golden State's six-game win streak 77-66, and the Lynx moved to 30-7 with seven to play.
Lynx at Valkyries Preview: Collier's First Look
The 29-7 Lynx visit a 25-9 Golden State team on a six-game run Wednesday, and Napheesa Collier sees the Valkyries for the first time in 2026.
Lynx 92, Aces 87: The Film Session Did Its Job
Olivia Miles put up 23 and 8, Napheesa Collier buried the dagger, and the Lynx answered the Portland lapse with a 92-87 win in Las Vegas to reach 29-7.
Lynx at Aces Preview: The Rematch Lands in Vegas
The 28-7 Lynx visit the Aces on Saturday, a week after a 98-87 win in Minneapolis and a shaky escape in Portland. Hostile floor, revenge on the menu.
Lynx 85, Fire 81: A 29-Point Lead Goes Missing in Portland
The Lynx led by 29, watched Portland rip off a 29-4 run, and needed Kayla McBride and Olivia Miles to close out an 85-81 escape at Moda Center.
Lynx at Fire Preview: Clinched and Cruising Into Portland
The 27-7 Lynx, playoff berth clinched, close out three games in five nights against the expansion Fire and a familiar face in Bridget Carleton.